Mawazine News – Baghdad
US Ambassador Alina Romanski confirmed on Wednesday that Iraq is capable of creating an economic model to follow, while pointing to cooperation with Iraqi organizations to improve water access for more than 100,000 people.
Romansky said, according to the official agency, at the conference on the launch of the National Strategy for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment in Iraq: “This is a pivotal and important stage that will support Iraq’s efforts in building the country and the changes that are happening today and future Iraqi generations,” pointing out that “this will be a vision of Iraq’s requirements and facing the environmental challenges faced by Iraq from population growth and natural resources that restricted development in Iraq.”
She added that “the drought continues to harm the agricultural sector and affect the security and safety of the country, and that this strategy is an opportunity to work together and unite to take action,” noting that “in the past two decades, the United States has done its work to support Iraq, strengthen security and safety and promote prosperity for all Iraqis.”
She pointed out that “this year, the United States and its agents have invested more than $2,000,000 to support fragile communities in Iraq facing climate change challenges in partnership with the World Food Program and UNICEF,” noting that “through these initiatives we are trying to improve access to clean water, protect farmers’ lives and build communities that are more resilient to climate change.”
“Our programs and companies produce positive outputs, and cooperation with local Iraqi organizations and multi-party organizations improves access to water for more than 100,000 people by investing more than 1,000,000 cubic meters of water, and also another initiative that helped more than 200,000 farmers produce thousands of tons of food and food by using less electricity and rationalizing more water,” she explained, noting that “we will continue to support the development of Iraq and Iraq’s sustainable goals to adapt to climate change.”
“In cooperation with Iraqi ministries, we participated with the undp, and we worked together with the Iraqi government on this strategy to improve environmental protection. This includes coordination with various government entities to develop Iraq’s sustainable goals effectively, and includes launching a strategy to help Iraq improve balance and environmental protection, as well as an environmental protection strategy and climate investment.”
She pointed out that “one of our goals is to have a roadmap for a green economy that ensures adequate access for women, youth and fragile communities facing challenges and climate change. The national strategy for protecting and improving the environment will become a directive to the United States and other donors to support the Iraqi government, and will promote a response and solutions to be effective, including investing in the green economy and supporting modern methods of agriculture, and contributing to having a more diversified economy by supporting this strategy.”
She expressed her thanks to the Ministry of Environment, the Department of Environment team, the US Agency and the United Security Development Team for their assistance in launching and activating this strategy, stressing that “the role played by international supporters from donors and local experts in including this strategy with effective participation will become Iraq able to create a better economy and will be a role model.”
She pointed out that “the United States continues to strengthen bilateral relations and we will continue to support Iraq as we work together to enhance Iraq’s sovereignty, security, safety and economic opportunities for all, and that this strategy will allow us to work together,” she praised “work and on this strategy, and now the real work has begun and we are implementing this plan to have a positive impact on the entire country.”
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